Relativity lesson

Unguided reactions to media communcations might be damped by better conceptual framing i.e. informed rearrangement of our idea maze.

Consider the shift in questioning style mandated by the discovery that time's passage is frame-dependent. Since our old ways of thinking and talking often assume that time's passage is universal instead, they may cause more confusion than they are worth.

In that case, the cognitive dissonance can be lessened by reframing questions. For instance, unless you want the resulting arguments to sound like a free-for-all on the Jerry Springer Show...:

• ...don't ask: Is that particular clock fast or slow?
• ...instead ask: How does the proper-time elapsed on that clock compare to: (i) the clock's elapsed-time reading and (ii) the time elapsed in a map-frame of co-moving yardsticks and synchronized clocks?

This second two-part question is better because it respects the fact that time's passage is frame dependent, and separates questions of clock-calibration (i) from questions about frame-dependent differences in how fast it appears to tick (ii).

What are some comparable guidelines for making media communications more robust?